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The scope of participation and implementation timing for the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance differs among the 17 jurisdictions in Alameda County. To generate a customized list of recycling rules please click on your city in the lists below.

Need to order recycling and/or organics service, or make adjustments to current services? View a list of service providers by City: Businesses | Multi-Family Properties

Jurisdiction that has fully opted-in to the Phase 1 and Phase 2 requirements with a schedule delay for Organics. Requirements to collect Organics (food scraps and compostable paper) became effective January 1, 2018 in Newark.Newark

Jurisdiction that has fully opted-in to the Phase 1 and Phase 2 requirements with a schedule delay for Phase 2. Requirements to collect Organics (food scraps and compostable paper) became effective January 1, 2018 in Union City. All businesses (regardless of garbage service volume) are also covered by the Ordinance as of January 1, 2018.Union City

Jurisdiction that has opted out from inclusion in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance. All multi-family complexes with 5 or more units and commercial accounts subscribing to 4 or more cubic yards of refuse collection service per week anywhere in California are subject to State Law and regulations mandating recycling service (AB 341). As of January 1, 2019, multi-family properties and businesses in California that generate 4 or more cubic yards of solid waste per week must also arrange for organics collection service (AB 1826). Dublin

The following document contains a table summarizing the covered accounts by city and provides details on the recycling rules by sector: Covered Accounts by City Overview.